Projects per year
Abstract
Focusing on the largely forgotten television plays of Dominic Behan, this article examines how productions such as The Patriot Game (1969), Carson Country (1972) and The Folk Singer (1972) made use of song, self-conscious artifice and the mixing of artistic modes in order to engage with Irish history and question traditional forms of Irish patriotism. In doing so, the article also locates Behan’s work at a particular moment in television history when the conventions of television ‘troubles’ drama had yet to solidify and were open to formal experiment and the expression of unfamiliar viewpoints if also then liable to become the object of controversy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 65-81 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 19 Apr 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 19 Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- Television Drama
- Northern Ireland Troubles
- Dominic Behan
Projects
- 1 Finished
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The History of Forgotten Television Drama in the UK
Arts & Humanities Res Coun AHRC
1/09/13 → 31/08/16
Project: Research
Activities
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Television Drama: the Forgotten, the Lost and the Neglected
John Hill (Organiser)
22 Apr 2015 → 24 Apr 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Dominic Behan on Screen
John Hill (Organiser)
18 Apr 2015 → 25 Apr 2015Activity: Other › Public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange - Festival/exhibition
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